Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay

The Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture is an annual award. It is a Golden Globe Award. It is given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

 Winners and nominees 

 1940s 
YearFilmNominees1947Miracle on 34th StreetGeorge Seaton1948The SearchRichard Schweizer1949BattlegroundRobert PiroshRope of SandWalter Doniger

 1950s 
YearFilmNominees1950All About EveJoseph L. MankiewiczThe Asphalt JungleBen Maddow and John HustonSunset BoulevardCharles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D. M. Marshman Jr.1951Bright VictoryRobert Buckner19525 FingersMichael WilsonHigh NoonCarl ForemanThe ThiefClarence Greene and Russell Rouse1953LiliHelen Deutsch1954SabrinaBilly Wilder, Ernest Lehman, and Samuel A. Taylor

 1960s 
YearFilmNominees1965Doctor ZhivagoRobert BoltThe Agony and the EcstasyPhilip DunneThe CollectorJohn Kohn and Stanley MannA Patch of BlueGuy GreenThe Slender ThreadStirling Silliphant1966A Man for All SeasonsRobert BoltAlfieBill NaughtonThe Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are ComingWilliam RoseThe Sand PebblesRobert AndersonWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Ernest Lehman1967In the Heat of the NightStirling SilliphantBonnie and ClydeRobert Benton and David NewmanThe FoxLewis John Carlino and Howard KochThe GraduateBuck Henry and Calder WillinghamGuess Who's Coming to DinnerWilliam Rose1968CHAЯLYStirling SilliphantThe FixerDalton TrumboThe Lion in WinterJames GoldmanThe ProducersMel BrooksRosemary's BabyRoman Polanski1969Anne of the Thousand DaysBridget Boland, John Hale, and Richard SokoloveButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidWilliam GoldmanIf It's Tuesday, This Must Be BelgiumDavid ShawJohn and MaryJohn MortimerMidnight CowboyWaldo Salt

 1970s 
YearFilmNominees1970Love StoryErich SegalFive Easy PiecesCarole Eastman and Bob RafelsonHusbandsJohn CassavetesM*A*S*HRing Lardner Jr.ScroogeLeslie Bricusse1971The HospitalPaddy Chayefsky The French ConnectionErnest TidymanKluteAndy and Dave LewisKotchJohn PaxtonMary, Queen of ScotsJohn Hale1972The GodfatherFrancis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo Avanti!Billy Wilder and I. A. L. DiamondCabaretJay Presson AllenDeliveranceJames DickeyFrenzyAnthony ShafferThe Heartbreak KidNeil Simon1973The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty Cinderella LibertyDarryl PonicsanThe Day of the JackalKenneth RossThe StingDavid S. WardA Touch of ClassMelvin Frank and Jack Rose1974ChinatownRobert Towne The ConversationFrancis Ford CoppolaThe Godfather Part IIFrancis Ford Coppola and Mario PuzoThe Towering InfernoStirling SilliphantA Woman Under the InfluenceJohn Cassavetes1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestBo Goldman and Lawrence HaubenDog Day AfternoonFrank PiersonJawsPeter Benchley and Carl GottliebNashvilleJoan TewkesburyThe Sunshine BoysNeil Simon1976NetworkPaddy Chayefsky All the President's MenWilliam GoldmanMarathon ManWilliam GoldmanRockySylvester StalloneTaxi DriverPaul SchraderVoyage of the DamnedDavid Butler and Steve Shagan1977The Goodbye GirlNeil Simon Annie HallWoody Allen and Marshall BrickmanClose Encounters of the Third KindSteven SpielbergJuliaAlvin SargentThe Turning PointArthur Laurents1978Midnight ExpressOliver Stone Coming HomeRobert C. Jones and Waldo SaltThe Deer HunterDeric WashburnFoul PlayColin HigginsInteriorsWoody AllenAn Unmarried WomanPaul Mazursky1979Kramer vs. KramerRobert BentonBeing ThereJerzy KosinskiBreaking AwaySteve TesichThe China SyndromeJames Bridges, T. S. Cook, and Mike GrayNorma RaeHarriet Frank, Jr. and Irving Ravetch

 1980s 
YearFilmNominees1980The Ninth ConfigurationWilliam Peter Blatty The Elephant ManEric Bergren and Christopher De VoreOrdinary PeopleAlvin SargentRaging BullMardik Martin and Paul SchraderThe Stunt ManLawrence B. Marcus1981On Golden PondErnest ThompsonAbsence of MaliceKurt LuedtkeThe Four SeasonsAlan AldaThe French Lieutenant's WomanHarold PinterRedsWarren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths1982GandhiJohn Briley E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialMelissa MathisonMissingCosta-Gavras and Donald E. StewartTootsieLarry Gelbart and Murray SchisgalThe VerdictDavid Mamet1983Terms of EndearmentJames L. Brooks The Big ChillBarbara Benedek and Lawrence KasdanThe DresserRonald HarwoodEducating RitaWilly RussellReuben, ReubenJulius J. Epstein1984AmadeusPeter Shaffer The Killing FieldsBruce RobinsonA Passage to IndiaDavid LeanPlaces in the HeartRobert BentonA Soldier's StoryCharles Fuller1985The Purple Rose of CairoWoody Allen Back to the FutureRobert Zemeckis and Bob GaleOut of AfricaKurt LuedtkePrizzi's HonorRichard Condon and Janet RoachWitnessWilliam Kelley and Earl W. Wallace1986The MissionRobert BoltBlue VelvetDavid LynchHannah and Her SistersWoody AllenMona LisaNeil Jordan and David LelandPlatoonOliver Stone1987The Last EmperorBernardo Bertolucci, Mark Peploe, and Enzo UngariBroadcast NewsJames L. BrooksHope and GloryJohn BoormanHouse of GamesDavid MametMoonstruckJohn Patrick Shanley1988Running on EmptyNaomi FonerA Cry in the DarkRobert Caswell and Fred SchepisiMississippi BurningChris GerolmoRain ManRonald Bass and Barry MorrowWorking GirlKevin Wade1989Born on the Fourth of JulyOliver Stone and Ron KovicDead Poets SocietyTom SchulmanDo the Right ThingSpike LeeGloryKevin JarreSex, Lies, and VideotapeSteven SoderberghWhen Harry Met Sally...Nora Ephron

 1990s 
YearFilmNominees1990Dances with WolvesMichael Blake AvalonBarry LevinsonThe Godfather Part IIIFrancis Ford Coppola and Mario PuzoGoodfellasNicholas Pileggi and Martin ScorseseReversal of FortuneNicholas Kazan1991Thelma & LouiseCallie KhouriBugsyJames TobackGrand CanyonLawrence Kasdan and Meg KasdanJFKZachary Sklar and Oliver StoneThe Silence of the LambsTed Tally1992Scent of a WomanBo Goldman A Few Good MenAaron SorkinHowards EndRuth Prawer JhabvalaThe PlayerMichael TolkinUnforgivenDavid Webb Peoples1993Schindler's ListSteven ZaillianPhiladelphiaRon NyswanerThe PianoJane CampionThe Remains of the DayRuth Prawer JhabvalaShort CutsRobert Altman and Frank Barhydt1994Pulp FictionQuentin Tarantino Forrest GumpEric RothFour Weddings and a FuneralRichard CurtisQuiz ShowPaul AttanasioThe Shawshank RedemptionFrank Darabont1995Sense and SensibilityEmma Thompson The American PresidentAaron SorkinBraveheartRandall WallaceDead Man WalkingTim RobbinsGet ShortyScott FrankMr. Holland's OpusPatrick Sheane Duncan1996The People vs. Larry FlyntScott Alexander and Larry KaraszewskiThe English PatientAnthony MinghellaFargoJoel Coen and Ethan CoenLone StarJohn SaylesShineJan Sardi1997Good Will HuntingMatt Damon and Ben Affleck As Good as It GetsMark Andrus and James L. BrooksL.A. ConfidentialBrian Helgeland and Curtis HansonTitanicJames CameronWag the DogHilary Henkin and David Mamet1998Shakespeare in LoveMarc Norman and Tom StoppardBulworthWarren Beatty and Jeremy PikserHappinessTodd SolondzSaving Private RyanRobert RodatThe Truman ShowAndrew Niccol1999American BeautyAlan Ball Being John MalkovichCharlie KaufmanThe Cider House RulesJohn IrvingThe InsiderEric Roth and Michael MannThe Sixth SenseM. Night Shyamalan

 2000s 
YearFilmNominees2000TrafficStephen Gaghan Almost FamousCameron CroweQuillsDoug WrightWonder BoysSteve KlovesYou Can Count on MeKenneth Lonergan2001A Beautiful MindAkiva GoldsmanGosford ParkJulian FellowesThe Man Who Wasn't ThereJoel Coen and Ethan CoenMementoChristopher NolanMulholland DriveDavid Lynch2002About SchmidtAlexander Payne and Jim TaylorAdaptation.Charlie and Donald KaufmanChicagoBill CondonFar from HeavenTodd HaynesThe HoursDavid Hare2003Lost in TranslationSofia Coppola Cold MountainAnthony MinghellaIn AmericaJim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, and Naomi SheridanLove ActuallyRichard CurtisMystic RiverBrian Helgeland2004SidewaysAlexander Payne and Jim TaylorThe AviatorJohn LoganCloserPatrick MarberEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindCharlie KaufmanFinding NeverlandDavid Magee2005Brokeback MountainLarry McMurtry and Diana OssanaCrashPaul Haggis and Bobby MorescoGood Night, and Good Luck.George Clooney and Grant HeslovMatch PointWoody AllenMunichTony Kushner and Eric Roth2006The QueenPeter MorganBabelGuillermo ArriagaThe DepartedWilliam MonahanLittle ChildrenTodd Field and Tom PerrottaNotes on a ScandalPatrick Marber2007No Country for Old MenJoel Coen and Ethan Coen AtonementChristopher HamptonCharlie Wilson's WarAaron SorkinThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Le scaphandre et le papillon)Ronald HarwoodJunoDiablo Cody2008Slumdog MillionaireSimon BeaufoyThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonEric RothDoubtJohn Patrick ShanleyFrost/NixonPeter MorganThe ReaderDavid Hare2009Up in the AirJason Reitman and Sheldon TurnerDistrict 9Neill Blomkamp and Terri TatchellThe Hurt LockerMark BoalInglourious BasterdsQuentin TarantinoIt's ComplicatedNancy Meyers

 2010s 
YearFilmNominees2010The Social NetworkAaron Sorkin 127 HoursSimon Beaufoy and Danny BoyleInceptionChristopher NolanThe Kids Are All RightLisa Cholodenko and Stuart BlumbergThe King's SpeechDavid Seidler2011Midnight in ParisWoody Allen The ArtistMichel HazanaviciusThe DescendantsAlexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat FaxonThe Ides of MarchGeorge Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau WillimonMoneyballSteven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin2012Django UnchainedQuentin Tarantino ArgoChris TerrioLincolnTony KushnerSilver Linings PlaybookDavid O. RussellZero Dark ThirtyMark Boal2013HerSpike Jonze 12 Years a SlaveJohn RidleyAmerican HustleEric Warren Singer and David O. RussellNebraskaBob NelsonPhilomenaSteve Coogan and Jeff Pope2014Birdman Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando BoBoyhoodRichard LinklaterGone GirlGillian FlynnThe Grand Budapest HotelWes AndersonThe Imitation GameGraham Moore2015Steve JobsAaron SorkinGolden Globes 2016: The winners list - CNNThe Big ShortAdam McKay and Charles RandolphThe Hateful EightQuentin TarantinoRoomEmma DonoghueSpotlightTom McCarthy and Josh Singer2016La La LandDamien ChazelleGolden Globes 2017: the full list of winners|Film|The GuardianHell or High WaterTaylor SheridanManchester by the SeaKenneth LonerganMoonlightBarry JenkinsNocturnal AnimalsTom Ford2017Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMartin McDonaghGolden Globes winners 2018: Full list by category - CNNLady BirdGreta GerwigMolly's GameAaron SorkinThe PostLiz Hannah and Josh SingerThe Shape of WaterGuillermo del Toro and Vanessa Taylor2018Green BookNick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie, and Peter Farrelly2019 Golden Globes Winners|E! NewsThe FavouriteDeborah Davis and Tony McNamaraIf Beale Street Could TalkBarry JenkinsRomaAlfonso CuarónViceAdam McKay2019Once Upon a Time in HollywoodQuentin TarantinoGolden Globe winners 2020: See the full list - CNNThe IrishmanSteven ZaillianMarriage StoryNoah BaumbachParasiteBong Joon-Ho and Han Jin WonThe Two PopesAnthony McCarten

 2020s 
YearFilmNominees2020The Trial of the Chicago 7Aaron Sorkin Promising Young WomanEmerald FennellMankJack Fincher (posthumous)The FatherFlorian Zeller and Christopher HamptonNomadlandChloé Zhao2021BelfastKenneth BranaghLicorice PizzaPaul Thomas AndersonThe Power of the DogJane CampionDon't Look UpAdam McKayBeing the RicardosAaron Sorkin

References

Category:Golden Globe Awards
Category:Writing awards